EP2541179A3 - Gas generator for an atmospheric furnace for treating one or more articles - Google Patents

Gas generator for an atmospheric furnace for treating one or more articles Download PDF

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EP2541179A3
EP2541179A3 EP12186420.1A EP12186420A EP2541179A3 EP 2541179 A3 EP2541179 A3 EP 2541179A3 EP 12186420 A EP12186420 A EP 12186420A EP 2541179 A3 EP2541179 A3 EP 2541179A3
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atmospheric furnace
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William J. Bernard
Ralph P. Poor
Garry W. Barbee
John W. Gottschalk
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B5/00—Muffle furnaces; Retort furnaces; Other furnaces in which the charge is held completely isolated
    • F27B5/04—Muffle furnaces; Retort furnaces; Other furnaces in which the charge is held completely isolated adapted for treating the charge in vacuum or special atmosphere
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27B—FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • F27B5/00—Muffle furnaces; Retort furnaces; Other furnaces in which the charge is held completely isolated
    • F27B5/06—Details, accessories, or equipment peculiar to furnaces of these types
    • F27B5/16—Arrangements of air or gas supply devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F27—FURNACES; KILNS; OVENS; RETORTS
    • F27D—DETAILS OR ACCESSORIES OF FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS, IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE OF KINDS OCCURRING IN MORE THAN ONE KIND OF FURNACE
    • F27D7/00—Forming, maintaining, or circulating atmospheres in heating chambers
    • F27D7/06—Forming or maintaining special atmospheres or vacuum within heating chambers
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21D—MODIFYING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF FERROUS METALS; GENERAL DEVICES FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS METALS OR ALLOYS; MAKING METAL MALLEABLE, e.g. BY DECARBURISATION OR TEMPERING
    • C21D9/00—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor
    • C21D9/52—Heat treatment, e.g. annealing, hardening, quenching or tempering, adapted for particular articles; Furnaces therefor for wires; for strips ; for rods of unlimited length
    • C21D9/54—Furnaces for treating strips or wire
    • C21D9/56—Continuous furnaces for strip or wire

Abstract

A generator for an atmospheric furnace for treating one or more articles comprising:at least one catalyst bed connected to an atmospheric furnace configured for at least one of: carburizing, hardening and carbonitriding metallic articles; one or more injectors, each injector having an inlet connected with at least one supply of a liquid hydrocarbon material, and an outlet connected to the catalyst bed, the injector adapted to deliver an atomized metered quantity of the liquid hydrocarbon material into the catalyst bed.
EP12186420.1A 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Gas generator for an atmospheric furnace for treating one or more articles Withdrawn EP2541179A3 (en)

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US73956805P 2005-11-23 2005-11-23
EP06838146A EP1989335A4 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Surface treatment of metallic articles in an atmospheric furnace

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EP06838146A Division EP1989335A4 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Surface treatment of metallic articles in an atmospheric furnace

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EP2541179A3 true EP2541179A3 (en) 2014-09-24

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EP06838146A Withdrawn EP1989335A4 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Surface treatment of metallic articles in an atmospheric furnace
EP12186454.0A Withdrawn EP2541177A3 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Fluid delivery system for an atmospheric furnace used for treating one or more articles
EP12186420.1A Withdrawn EP2541179A3 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Gas generator for an atmospheric furnace for treating one or more articles
EP12186422.7A Withdrawn EP2541176A3 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Fluid delivery system for an atmospheric furnace used for treating one or more articles

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EP12186454.0A Withdrawn EP2541177A3 (en) 2005-11-23 2006-11-21 Fluid delivery system for an atmospheric furnace used for treating one or more articles

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WO2007062008A3 (en) 2007-08-16
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EP2541176A2 (en) 2013-01-02
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